After the birth of my twin girls I was in the hospital for 6 days. Partly because one of my girls had jaundice, and needed a couple of days phototherapy, and partly because I lost a significant amount of blood during the delivery and required transfusions. It’s very hard to
Having a baby is supposed to be the happiest time of your life as a mum right? This may be true for some people but for a lot of mums having a baby can be very stressful and overwhelming. What is it about having a baby that is hard? All
I just finished the 25 push ups everyday for 25 day challenge on Facebook. Have you seen videos of people doing push-ups and wondering why they are doing it? It’s a way to raise awareness about depression, anxiety and PTSD. My friend and fellow Clinical Psychologist in Wellington nominated me,
I was invited to chat in a Plunket Coffee group via Zoom a few weeks ago. There were lots of questions from the mums there but one stood out to me. A mum asked “How do we build resilience in our children?” I answered that children learn from watching us,
As part of Empowermums’s Mothers Month in May I interviewed 8 very different mothers all about their motherhood journey – the good, the bad and the ugly. These mothers have between 1-3 children ages between 20 months old to 30 years old! I interviewed solo mums, step-mum, stay-at-home mums, business
I have been called the “Voucher Queen” by some of my closest friends. Everywhere we go I can pull out a voucher or a deal, and save some money. My friends always think it’s a funny trait but it has been a habit that is ingrained in me by my
We celebrated Mother’s Day on Sunday 10th of May in New Zealand. I thought – hey, why are we celebrating mothers in one measly day? Why not celebrate it for a whole month? After all, being a mother is the hardest job we have and it’s time to prioritize our
We celebrated Mother’s Day on Sunday 10th of May in New Zealand. I thought – hey, why are we celebrating mothers in one measly day? Why not celebrate it for a whole month? After all, being a mother is the hardest job we have and it’s time to prioritize our
We celebrated Mother’s Day on Sunday 10th of May in New Zealand. I thought – hey, why are we celebrating mothers in one measly day? Why not celebrate it for a whole month? After all, being a mother is the hardest job we have and it’s time to prioritize our
All mums I know want the same thing – more time. There are days when I feel like I have enough time to do everything and other times I feel like I am in a giant hamster wheel – the faster I do things the more things for me to
We celebrated Mother’s Day on Sunday 10th of May in New Zealand. I thought – hey, why are we celebrating mothers in one measly day? Why not celebrate it for a whole month? After all, being a mother is the hardest job we have and it’s time to prioritize our
We celebrated Mother’s Day on Sunday 10th of May in New Zealand. I thought – hey, why are we celebrating mothers in one measly day? Why not celebrate it for a whole month? After all, being a mother is the hardest job we have and it’s time to prioritize our
We celebrated Mother’s Day on Sunday 10th of May in New Zealand. I thought – hey, why are we celebrating mothers in one measly day? Why not celebrate it for a whole month? After all, being a mother is the hardest job we have and it’s time to prioritize our
We celebrated Mother’s Day on Sunday 10th of May in New Zealand. I thought – hey, why are we celebrating mothers in one measly day? Why not celebrate it for a whole month? After all, being a mother is the hardest job we have and it’s time to prioritize our
We celebrated Mother’s Day on Sunday 10th of May in New Zealand. I thought – hey, why are we celebrating mothers in one measly day? Why not celebrate it for a whole month? After all, being a mother is the hardest job we have and it’s time to prioritize our
On Monday this week, I was at home with my kids. My twin toddlers were not crying, or throwing a tantrum, or needing attention. Instead they were happily playing by themselves and content to do whatever they were doing. I’ve had a day filled with walks, playgroup and social activities,
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